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19-473: The Advent Christian Church is a U.S. church building located at 1598 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie , Florida . The original building was constructed in 1914 and a new building was constructed between 1946 and 1948 using a majority of the materials from the old church. The church congregation initially formed on October 10, 1910 as the Second Advent Church. Reverend H. V. Skipper organized

38-717: A program administered by the Division of Historical Resources at the Florida Department of State. On June 18, 2020, it received its 10th year of accreditation as a Florida Main Street America, a recognition by the National Main Street Program. 28°07′48″N 80°37′48″W  /  28.129961°N 80.6301374°W  / 28.129961; -80.6301374 Advent Christian Church The Advent Christian Church, also known as

57-471: Is a historic U.S. building located at 1490 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie , Florida . The building was constructed in 1924 by Jesse Karrick and it was used as a general merchandise and grocery store until 1963. Jesse Karrick was the first proprietor of the store and also served as the first fire chief of Eau Gallie. The Eau Gallie Arts District is now a non-accredited Florida Main Street Program,

76-758: Is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals and the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. They also have working partnerships with several other evangelical ministries. George Storrs Christianity • Protestantism George Storrs (December 13, 1796 – December 28, 1879) was a Christian teacher and writer in the United States . George Storrs was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire on December 13, 1796, son to Colonel Constant Storrs (a wheelwright in

95-721: Is rooted in the Adventist teachings begun by Baptist preacher William Miller of Pittsfield, Massachusetts . For many years, Miller studied the prophecies recorded in the Old Testament , especially the book of Daniel , and the book of Revelation from the New Testament . After many calculations, he announced in 1831 that the Second Advent would occur in 1844. Thousands of people believed him and sold their possessions. His followers, called Millerites , waited for

114-698: The Advent Christian General Conference ( ACGC ), is a "first-day" body of Adventist Christians founded on the teachings of William Miller in 1860. The organization's Executive Director is Reverend Justin Nash, and its President is Reverend John Gallagher. Headquartered in Charlotte , North Carolina , the functions of its central offices include global missions, leadership development, church planting and management of organizational publications and media. These ministries are under

133-626: The Revolutionary Army ) and the former Lucinda Howe (his wife). A Congregationalist since age 19, George Storrs was received into the Methodist Episcopal Church and commenced preaching at age 28; by 1825, Storrs had joined their New Hampshire Conference . His biography notes, "Storrs, while a member of the New Hampshire Conference, was a strong man, able and influential in its councils, and

152-506: The United States ─a number not radically different from the 28,300 it had in 1925, with relatively stable membership during the intervening years. The largest concentration of churches is along the eastern coast of the United States, where they have a strong concentration of churches in most states. Additionally, they claim approximately 100,000 members internationally, spread out over work in 30 countries. The Advent Christian Church

171-535: The resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and them that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. (1 Corinthians 15:10-23; John 5:28-29) We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 1:22-23; Acts 2:41-47) The Advent Christian declaration of principles is as follows: In 2006, the Advent Christian Church had about 25,600 members in 293 churches across

190-734: The Millerite movement. The Advent Christian statement of faith is as follows: We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21) We believe that there is one God , eternally existent in three persons : Father , Son , and Holy Spirit . (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19) We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth , in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to

209-457: The beloved pastor of several important churches." Storrs also engaged in the debate over anti-slavery preaching by ministers. In his article, "Desecrating the Sabbath," he defended abolitionists from the charge they were desecrating the Sabbath by preaching against slavery from the pulpit. "I solemnly believe the Sabbath belongs, in a peculiar sense, to the slave," he wrote in the article, which

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228-438: The church and it contained 30 members by the time the church was built, including several families of the area. The Ginter Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1540 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie , Florida . The building was constructed in 1926 by Clifford Ginter. Over the years, it was used as an apartment building, a rescue mission house, a store, professional offices, and a nursery school. The Karrick Building

247-682: The coming of Christ and the end of the world and were greatly disappointed when his predictions proved incorrect. Jonathan Cummings (1817–1894), a disciple of Miller who reset Miller's prediction of Christ's coming to 1854, also influenced individuals who founded the Advent Christian Association. A third root of the Advent Christians is found in the rise of the doctrine of conditional immortality among Adventist preachers such as Charles F. Hudson (1795–1881) and George Storrs (1796–1879). Rejecting what they believed

266-500: The direction of five regional superintendents, as well as in several state conference bodies and in 30 countries around the world. The organization holds to a congregational structure, in which each of its member churches and their members has input into the overall direction of the organization. Christianity • Protestantism The first Advent Christian Association was founded in Salem, Massachusetts , in 1860. The church's formation

285-461: The leaders of the Second Advent movement and affiliated with William Miller and Joshua V. Himes . He began publication of his magazine Bible Examiner in 1843 and continued it until 1879 with a few breaks. After a considerable amount of study, Storrs preached to some Adventists on the condition and prospects for the dead . His book Six Sermons explained his conditionalist beliefs. Storrs' writings influenced Charles Taze Russell , who founded

304-422: The leadership of the organization's Executive Director, Rev. Justin Nash, who is accountable to the organization's executive council. This council, a governing board made up of elected representatives from Advent Christian Churches, is chaired by the organization's president, Rev. John Gallagher. In addition to the work of the central offices, more localized work is done in five regions of the U.S. and Canada under

323-623: The right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Philippians 2:6-11; 1 Peter 3:18; Romans 5:9; Matthew 26:64) We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. (Titus 3:4-7) We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (John 14:15-18; John 16:13; John 16:7-11) We believe in

342-424: Was a component of Greek philosophy (immortality of the soul), they taught that though man was created for immortality, that immortality had been forfeited in the fall of Adam. They believed that only the redeemed would receive eternal life; the dead unconsciously would await the resurrection and final judgement. At the time of judgement, the wicked would suffer extinction. These teachings separated them from some within

361-471: Was reprinted by the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator. In 1837, he found a copy of a pamphlet by Henry Grew on a train, concerning the doctrines of conditional immortality (the non- immortality of the soul ), and hell . For three years he studied the issues on his own, only speaking about it to church ministers. However, in 1840 he finally resigned from the church, feeling he could not remain faithful to God if he remained in it. Storrs became one of

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